Curtain-rod bracket.



w. H. EDSALL. Y CURTAIN BOD BRACKET.

APPLIUATIOH FILED MAY 5, 1911.

1,019,232'. Patentea Mar.- 5, y191.2.

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@Meg WILLIAM I-I. EDSALI, OF WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT.

CURTAIN-ROD BRACKET.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

' Serial No. 625,204.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application iiled May 5, 1911.

ing said spring so as to permit it to have free action. The head 5 stands in front of the washer 3. One convenient way of secur- To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. EDsALL, a citizen o-f the United States, residing at Wallingford, New Haven county, State of ing the washer 3 in place comprises forming 55 Connecticut, have invented certain new and an internal annular groove within the sleeve, useful Improvements in Curtain-Rod Brackcupping the washer as shown in Fig. 3, so ets, of which the following is a full, clear, that it will slide within the sleeve to a posiand exact description. tion adjacent to the said groove. By then My invention relates to improvements in flattening out the washer the same is exthe construction of curtain rod brackets, the panded into the groove so as to become perobject being to provide a very simple and manently connected therewith. By this coneconomical construction. struction the parts may be simply and eco- In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 nomically produced and assembled. The is a front elevation of the bracket in a precompleted structure parta-kes of a graceful ferred form, the same being relatively enappearance, and will be found to be exlarged. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section, tremely strong and serviceable. As shown, partly in elevation. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal the spring acts in a direction to project the section of a detail before completion. Fig. sleeve 2 into the rod engaging position. 4 is a side elevation of another detail. Figs. Whenever it is desired to assemble the rod 7 0 5 and 6 are sectional views of the same de- (not shown) it is simply necessary to grasp tail. the sleeve 2 and push it back against the 1 represents the main body comprising an tendency of the spring, until the forward attaching plate provided with a stem porend of the sleeve approaches the head 5 suftion. ficiently close to become free of the rod and 2 represents a sleeve arranged to slide to allow the removal of the latter. Broadly and fro on the stem 1, the front end of said speaking, the head 5 and the washer 3 opsleeve being open to receive the en of a crate as abutmentsor stops. rod, the purpose of making the sleeve slid- I have shown the invention in the preable being to permit the rod to be lined up ferred form, but obviously it may be modiwith the bracket, after which, when the fied without departing from the spirit and sleeve slides forward, the rod is held in scope of the following claim. place. The invention relates mainly to the What I claim is: construction whereby the sleeve is mounted In a device of the character described, 'the and operated. As shown, thevsleeve has combination of an attaching plate provided therein a washer 3 arranged approximately with a stem portion, a stud of relatively remidway in its len h, said washer aording duced diameter extending from the en an intermediate bearing upon a supporting thereof; a head on the end of said stud, a stud 1l, the forward end of which has a head sleeve inclosing said stud and loosely bear- 5, the rear end of which is suitably secured ing upon and sliding over said stem and said to the stem 1. One elfective method of sestud head, an annular abutment surface fixed curing said stud to the stem 1 comprises within the sleeve between the stem and stud forming a bore in the forward end of said head, and a coiled spring within the sleeve stem and forming a groove or recess in the engaging the stem and bearing against said side of the stud, said groove or recess being annular abutment to normally extend said located within the bore of the stem 1, so that sleeve forwardly, said stud head acting as by forming an indentation, as at 6, said stud a stop to limit the forward movement of will be locked securely in place. 7 is a said annular abutment and its sleeve. spring surrounding the stud 4, one end bear- WILLIAM H. ED SALL. ing against the forward end of the stem 1, Witnesses:

GEORGE W. BAUMAN,

the other end bearing against the rear en W. E. ATKINSON.

of the washer 3, the sleeve loosely surroundpatent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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